California School Staff Survey

To efficiently and cost-effectively provide schools with data from their teachers, administrators, and other staff to guide school improvement efforts and foster positive learning and teaching environments, the California Department of Education (CDE) commissioned the development of the online, web-based California School Staff Survey (CSSS).

This survey provides a means to confidentially obtain staff perceptions about learning and teaching conditions in order to regularly inform decisions about professional development, instruction, the implementation of learning supports, and school reform. It can also be customized with additional questions to meet a school’s specific needs. Underlying the survey is research and theory supporting the importance of fostering school environments that are academically challenging, caring, participatory, safe, and healthy.

The CSSS is part of a comprehensive learning supports data system developed by WestEd for the California Department of Education that includes the California Healthy Kids Survey, which provides comparable data from students.

School Climate Report Card (pdf) provides scores for eight key domains assessed by the Core Module as well as a summary School Climate Index that has been shown to meaningfully differentiate schools by student academic achievement, as required by the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

For more information on School Climate and creating Safe and Supportive Schools, please visit our S3 Website

Companion Surveys

CSPS is part of the comprehensive California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey (Cal-SCHLS) System. Learn more about Cal-SCHLS..

The California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) is a comprehensive and customizable student self-report data collection system that provides essential and reliable data on school climate; youth resilience, health and well-being; and learning barriers and supports. Visit the Website